Black Empire - 2005 Danish Private Pressing 10-track LP

2005 2nd album by Danish metal combo featuring former Mercyful Fate members Hank Shermann, Michael Denner & Bjarne T. Holm, along with ex-King Diamond bassist Hal Patino and Iron Fire vocalist Martin Steene. The album was issued as a private pressing on black vinyl - pressed by the GZ Vinyl pressing plant in the Czech Republic - housed in a gatefold picture cover.

Force of Evil was formed in September 2002. Denner and Shermann are the original twin guitars from these classic Mercyful Fate recordings: Nuns Have No Fun, Melissa, Don't Break The Oath, In the Shadows, Time and Into the Unknown.

Hal Patino has been recording with King Diamond band on "Them", Conspiracy, The Eye, Abigail II: The Revenge, The Puppet Master, and Give Me Your Soul...Please. He played with King Diamond in all his tours as well. Bjarne T. Holm joined Mercyful Fate in 1995 and has been recording with the band since then. They went on several US, South American and European Tours. Martin Steene is the main man in the band Iron Fire with whom he has made several albums.

Force Of Evil started recording their first album on March 24, 2003 and the self-titled CD was officially released on January 26, 2004. On June 13, 2003, the band played their first worldwide performance in Cleveland, Ohio. A DVD was released in 2004, recorded in concert in Stockholm, Sweden, in November of the previous year. Their second album, Black Empire was released in early 2005.

The band disbanded in 2006, citing the band member's various other projects as the reason

Condition: New/Unused:
Warehouse find - as such brand new and unused - was never distributed sealed when released - most of the copies pressed had a varying degree of minor surface scuffs from inserting the vinyl into the sleeve when manufactured - this copy is bright, shiny and mint with mint labels. Cover has usually minor storage imperfections - this copy is in perfect shape.

Tracklisting:

Side 1.
1. Black Empire   5:10
2. Back To Hell   4:53
3. Beyond The Gates   3:48
4. Death Comes Crawling   4:57
5. The Sinister Show   3:59

Side 2.
1. Days Of Damien   8:21
2. Cabrini Green   4:28
3. Hobbs End   5:29
4. Dead In Texas   4:07
5. Vorhees Revenge   5:42